𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 - 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐆

16 | beach volleyball

"Why are y'all acting all weird towards each other?" Felix asks as we way out on our towels while the others play beach volleyball.

We all agreed since it was Friday and with the week we had, we should reward ourselves with a beach day.

I furrow my brows "Were not being weird" and though I denied that there was added tension between Minho and me, I felt my cheeks heat up.

"Says the one that's a blushing mess" Hyunjin points out before gasping dramatically "I know that look all too well"

Hyunjin looks at Felix and they both smile "Y'all slept together didn't you?" Hyunjin says loudly and I immediately shush him.

"No, we didn't!" I look to the others who continue to play, thankfully not hearing a thing.

"Yet" I look at Felix and he smiles

I roll my eyes "Do you not think I have self-control? We only started seeing each other this week"

"That's too long for me," Hyunjin says.

"Yeah because when you got with Seungmin you jumped his bones within two days"

Hyunjin scoffs "Two days and a half for your information and please, let's not talk about my desperate times" Hyunjin looks away and down to his book.

"I heard he was still into you" I spoke up, seeing Hyunjin's gaze look away from the book, trying to act like he didn't care "I mean it's so obvious, don't you think Felix?"

Felix nods, going along with it "So obvious" he reacts to my words.

Hyunjin looks up "Y'all are lying" He closes his book, "How dare y'all curse me with this"

"I heard from a reliable source"

Hyunjin crosses his arms "If it's Minho, I don't think it is reliable"

I groan "I just told you Seungmin still likes you and your gonna argue about where my source came from?"

"Your right, I don't really care anyways," He says, picking his book back up.

I look at Felix and he shrugs.

"Whose water?" Chan asks picking up the water bottle.

"Mine-" He drinks it "Never mind, you can have it"

The rest of the group continues to play but Minho followed him and sat down on my towel, I was gonna protest but Felix cleared his throat-noticing Chan was long gone again.

"I'm gonna go play with them, Hyunjin come on" Hyunjin looks up, only to the situation.

"Huh? What? Where are we going?" I chuckle and shake my head at the two.

"To play ball"

He looks between Minho and me and starts to nod slowing, understanding what Felix was doing "Yeah, I'll go play with balls-I mean with the ball, with them" He sighs and stands up "You know what the fuck I mean" He says, walking away with a laughing Felix.

"Your friends are weird"

I glare at him "Your friends with my brother, he's weird"

Minho smiles "Fair"

I look away and to the others as they play, Hyunjin failing miserably and Seungmin laughs at the sight.

"I have to talk to Chan today," I said, still not looking at the boy.

"What for?"

"Yesterday, at school everything happened because I told Felix I knew he was seeing him" I finally look at him and he was already looking at me.

"And it escalated to that?"

"No, I also found out Hyunjin knew and then I ask what else they were keeping from me and they said they knew Dylan was cheating on me-come to find out they knew since my birthday party"

Minho looks away and to the group "And you forgave them?"

"Their my friends-my best friends"

Minho looks at me again "But your sitting here with them and acting like they didn't hurt you-"

"They were protecting me!"

"Do you believe that?" He asks, "What do you feel? Would you have wanted them to tell you?"

I shrug and look down at the sand, "It doesn't matter"

He grabs my jaw, making me look at him "Don't do that" He says sternly "Don't invalidate your feelings"

I pout as my eye filled with tears "Fine. yes, I would have wanted them to tell me. I wouldn't have cared if they ruin my night, I don't care if it was my party-I would want to know. They didn't tell, instead, they let me leave with him, and that night he touched me after touching someone else and that makes me feel like shit" I said, pulling my face away from his hold and shaking my head "Who knows how long he was cheating but he played me like a fool and continued to do so, probably so proud of himself and that makes me sick"

I look at Minho as tears escape my eyes and he frowns, grabbing my face and wiping the tears away before pulling me into his arms in a tight hug.

I didn't need words, I needed this. His arms wrapped around me and his hand rub my back slowly as I soaked in his natural scent. He could be the definition of comfort in my eyes. His hold brought me warmth, not externally but internally. Feeling it deep within my chest.

I never knew he was such a good hugger or a good listener-I find new things out about the boy every day.